SIXERS DROP TO 0-5 ON ROAD

NASCAR: Harvick gets shot at Cup title >> Kevin Harvick won at Texas to earn a shot at another NASCAR Cup championship.

Harvick shot past polesitter Ryan Blaney on the final restart in overtime Sunday. As the leader, Harvick took the outside line for the third restart in the last 35 laps. By time they got to the backstretch to start a green-whitecheckered finish, Harvick had already cleared the field. With Joey Logano and Harvick locked in after winning the past two races, the series goes to Phoenix next week with only two spots up for grabs for the championship run at Homestead in two weeks.

Kyle Busch, also a seven-time winner this year, and defending Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. are among the other six title contenders. They are above the cut line, but Clint Boywer, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) drives the ball while defended by Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/ Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke)

Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch or Chase Elliott could advance with a win.

SOCCER: Red Bulls drop 1st leg to Crew >> Gyasi Zardes scored his 20th goal of the season in the 61st minute, helping the Columbus Crew beat the Supporters’ Shield holder Red Bulls, 1-0, in the opening game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The second leg is next Sunday in Harrison.

Zardes had a sliding finish of a back-heel pass from secondhalf substitute Federico Higuain. It was Zardes’ third career postseason goal. New York goalkeeper Luis Robles denied Pedro Santos’ open shot from distance in the 89th, and Steffen blocked Bradley Wright-Phillips’ glancing header in stoppage time. New York’s best scoring chance came in the 27th minute when Tim Parker headed a corner kick off the post that deflected off Steffen and was cleared away. Columbus entered off a penalty-kick shootout victory over D.C. United while New York had a bye following its third Supporters’ Shield title in six seasons. The Crew are the only Eastern Conference team New York hasn’t beaten this year.

— The Associated Press

D’Angelo Russell snapped out of a slump with 13 of his 21 points in the second half, and the Brooklyn Nets kept the sloppy 76ers winless on the road with a 122-97 victory on Sunday night.The 76ers committed 28 turnovers, most in the NBA this season, leading to 39 points for the Nets. They fell to 0-5 away from home. They are 6-0 in Philadelphia.Rondae Hollis-Jefferson also scored 21 points and Caris LeVert had 20 for the Nets. They took a small lead into halftime thanks to 17 Philadelphia turnovers, then blew it open with a 41-point third quarter that was one of the biggest in Barclays Center history.They kept pouring it on in the fourth and 76ers coach Brett Brown pulled Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons midway through the period facing a 24-point deficit.Embiid finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds, taking only eight shots a day after going for 39 points and 17 rebounds in a victory over Detroit. Simmons had 20 points and 12 boards.